Category Archives: Vigny stick fighting

Bartitsu at Home: Tommy Joe Moore Teaches Cane vs. Multiple Opponents

Posted on December 11, 2020 by BartitsuSociety
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Bartitsu Sparring

Posted on December 10, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 9th October 2013 Highlights from several rounds of recreational medium/hard contact sparring at the Bartitsu Club of Chicago. The object of this type of sparring is to pressure-test one’s skills while (re-)discovering the … Continue reading →

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“… the value of the ordinary walking-stick ..” (1901)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 30th May 2011 An interesting snippet from a review of one of E.W. Barton-Wright’s Bartitsu exhibitions at London’s Tivoli Theatre during August 1901. After a jiujitsu demonstration … … Mr Barton-Wright, to … Continue reading →

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More Bartitsu SteamPunkery

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 27th March 2011 Allen Reed will be teaching classes at the Oklahoma Steampunk Exhibition in April: Vigny’s Walking Stick Defense Do you know a rogue and a scoundrel who deserves to be thrashed on the steps of … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu (from the Daily Express, June 16, 1900)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 10th December 2010 BARTITSU Some of my readers may have been present at the very interesting exhibition of bartitsu given last summer by the well-known athlete, Mr. Barton-Wright. Since then the apostle … Continue reading →

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“Defence Against ‘Hooligans’: Bartitsu Methods in London” (1901)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Thursday, 25th November 2010 An article by “S.L.B.” from “The Sketch”, April 10, 1901: Last year, a very interesting exhibition of self defence was given at St. James’s Hall, and was the subject … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu at the Royal Armouries (2001)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Friday, 23rd July 2010 Royal Armouries fight interpreters Rob Temple (as Dr. John Watson, right) and Keith Ducklin (as Sherlock Holmes, left) demonstrate Bartitsu cane fighting poses during their 2001 presentation “Bartitsu, the martial … Continue reading →

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“Schools Where Men are Taught to Defend Themselves Against the Attacks of Street Rowdies” (New York Tribune, August 30, 1903)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Wednesday, 26th May 2010 ART OF STICK DEFENCE. A Ready Means of Warding Off Felonious Assaults. In the crowded city as well as at the lonely crossroads a man never knows when he … Continue reading →

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Bartitsu through the eyes of Christoph Roos

Posted on February 8, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 19th April 2010 Thanks to the talented artist Christoph Roos for these dynamic portrayals of Bartitsu in action!

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German Bartitsu Seminar

Posted on February 7, 2020 by BartitsuSociety

Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Monday, 25th January 2010 Footage from a recent seminar in Germany, taught by Bartitsu and historical martial arts instructor Alex Kiermayer.

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